Our egos don’t like to take blame.
JOCKO WILLINKRelax. Look around. Make a call.
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You have to BE VIGILANT. You have to be ON GUARD. You have to HOLD THE LINE on the seemingly insignificant little things— things that shouldn’t matter—but that do.
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Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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I had to take ownership of everything that went wrong. Despite the tremendous blow to my reputation and to my ego, it was the right thing to do—the only thing to do. I
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Don’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
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As a leader, it is up to you to explain the bigger picture to him—and to all your front line leaders. That is a critical component of leadership
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Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on Discipline.
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The U.S. Navy SEAL Teams were at the forefront of this leadership transformation, emerging from the triumphs and tragedies of war with a crystallized understanding of what it takes to succeed in the most challenging environments that combat presents.
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Whether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
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Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.
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All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
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To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.
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